眨
wink
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Readings
On'yomi
- ソウ
- ショウ
Kun'yomi
- またた.く
Meaning
眨 centers on a quick, brief closing and opening of the eye: a wink.
Study
Etymology
眨 combines 目 (eye) with 乏, which likely contributes the sound and suggests a fleeting or diminished action, fitting the brief motion of a wink.
Meaning mnemonic
The eye 目 on the left and the fleeting 乏 on the right: imagine an eye that briefly runs out of sight, like a quick wink.
Reading mnemonic
For ソウ, picture a soulful wink: soul -> ソウ, and the eye gives a quick, soulful wink.